Venues, Accolades, and Ensembles

Berlin Singakademie

One of the early amateur choruses. Began as a singing class for wealthy women, later introducing men. Mendelssohn conducted a performance of St. Matthew Passion that sparked the Bach revival with this chorus in it’s later history

Christy’s Minstrels

One of the most successful minstrelsies, which was a popular form of theater where white performers mocked African Americans

Festival Theater at Bayreuth

Theater built by Wagner. Began construction in 1872, and held it’s first festival in 1876 with the premiere of the Ring Cycle

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Popularized spirituals, religious songs of southern slaves passed down through oral tradition, through the 1870s through polished performances in concert tours

Paris Opéra

The primary opera and ballet company of France. Shaped opera production during the Romantic era

Prix de Rome

A prestigious French scholarship given to composers to study in Rome. Supported composers careers, including Berlioz and Debussy